Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible to postpone making up missed fasts (qada) until just before the following Ramadan? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is permissible to delay making up missed fasts; however, postponing them until the next Ramadan without a valid excuse is not permissible. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does engaging in oral sex during Ramadan invalidate the fast and require kaffara? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful Engaging in oral sex during Ramadan is unlawful and breaks the fast. According to the Shafi‘i School, any substance entering the body cavity through an […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question According to the Shafi‘i School, when is swallowing something while fasting considered unavoidable and thus excused, such as lingering taste from acid reflux despite rinsing the mouth? Answer In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. What you have described is considered unavoidable when food particles remain in […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question How does fasting teach us reliance on Allah? Shaykh Irshaad Sedick discusses how fasting strengthens reliance on Allah and deepens spiritual connection. Shaykh Irshaad Sedick graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, under the tutelage of Shaykh Taha Karaan. He received Ijaza from several esteemed scholars and has authored “The Musnad […]